List of regiments of the Indian Army (1922) explained
This is a list of regiments of the Indian Army as it was following the reorganisation of the Indian Armed Forces in 1922.
Cavalry
Regular
Raised in 1912.
Auxiliary
Infantry
Regular
- 1st Punjab Regiment: Allotted to Pakistan in 1947. Merged with 14th, 15th, and 16th Punjab Regiments to form Punjab Regiment in 1956.
- 2nd Punjab Regiment: Allotted to India in 1947. Renamed Punjab Regiment.
- 3rd Madras Regiment: Disbanded 1928. Re-raised 1941. Renamed The Madras Regiment in 1945. Allotted to India in 1947.
- 1st Battalion: Late 73rd Carnatic Infantry. Disbanded 1928.
- 2nd Battalion: Late 75th Carnatic Infantry. Disbanded 1926.
- 3rd Battalion: Late 79th Carnatic Infantry. Disbanded 1923.
- 4th Battalion: Late 83rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry. Disbanded 1923.
- 10th (Training) Battalion: Late 86th Carnatic Infantry. Disbanded 1926.
- 11th (Madras) (Territorial) Battalion: Disbanded 1928. Reformed 1933. Disbanded 1941.
- 12th (Malabar) (Territorial) Battalion: Disbanded 1928, Reformed 1933. Disbanded 1941.
- 13th (Malabar) (Territorial) Battalion: Disbanded 1928. Reformed 1933. Disbanded 1941.
- 14th (Coorg) (Territorial) Battalion: Disbanded 1928. Reformed 1929. Disbanded 1941.
- 4th Bombay Grenadiers: Redesignated The Indian Grenadiers in 1945. Allotted to India in 1947. Renamed The Grenadiers in 1950.
- 5th Mahratta Light Infantry: Redesignated The Mahratta Light Infantry in 1945. Allotted to India in 1947. Renamed Maratha Light Infantry in 1948.
- 6th Rajputana Rifles: Renamed The Rajputana Rifles in 1945. Allotted to India in 1947.
- 7th Rajput Regiment: Renamed The Rajput Regiment in 1945. Allotted to India in 1947.
- 8th Punjab Regiment: Allotted to Pakistan in 1947. Absorbed into the Baluch Regiment in 1956.
- 9th Jat Regiment: Renamed The Jat Regiment in 1945. Allotted to India in 1947.
- 1st (Royal) Battalion: Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, 6th Jat Light Infantry.
- 2nd (Mooltan) Battalion: Late 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment). Disbanded in 1942.
- 3rd Battalion: Late 10th Jats.
- 4th Battalion: Late 18th Infantry. Became 10th (Training) Battalion. Merged with 10th (Training) Battalion, 4th Bombay Grenadiers.
- 10th (Training) Battalion: Formed by renaming 2nd Battalion, 6th Jat Light Infantry.
- 11th (Territorial) Battalion: Disbanded 1941.
- 12th (Territorial) Battalion: Formed 1940. Disbanded in1941.
- 10th Baluch Regiment: Renamed The Baluch Regiment in 1945. Allotted to Pakistan in 1947. Absorbed 8th Punjab Regiment and The Bahawalpur Regiment in 1956. Renamed Baloch Regiment in 1991.
- 11th Sikh Regiment: Renamed The Sikh Regiment in 1945. Allotted to India in 1947.
- 12th Frontier Force Regiment: Renamed The Frontier Force Regiment in 1945. Allotted to Pakistan in 1947. Absorbed Frontier Force Rifles and Pathan Regiment in 1956.
- 13th Frontier Force Rifles: Renamed The Frontier Force Rifles in 1945. Allotted to Pakistan in 1947. Absorbed into Frontier Force Regiment in 1956.
- 14th Punjab Regiment: Allotted to Pakistan in 1947. Merged with 1st, 15th, and 16th Punjab Regiments to form Punjab Regiment in 1956.
- 15th Punjab Regiment: Allotted to Pakistan in 1947. Merged with 1st, 14th, and 16th Punjab Regiments to form Punjab Regiment in 1956.
- 16th Punjab Regiment: Allotted to Pakistan in 1947. Merged with 1st, 14th, and 15th Punjab Regiments to form Punjab Regiment in 1956.
- 17th Dogra Regiment: Renamed The Dogra Regiment in 1945. Allotted to India in 1947.
- 1st Battalion: Late 37th (Prince of Wales's Own) Dogras.
- 2nd Battalion: Late 38th Dogras. Disbanded 1942. Reformed 1946.
- 3rd Battalion: Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, 41st Dogras. Disbanded 1942. Reformed 1946.
- 10th (Training) Battalion: Formed by renaming 2nd Battalion, 41st Dogras.
- 11th (Territorial) Battalion: Disbanded 1941.
- 12th (Territorial) Battalion: Formed 1939. Disbanded 1941.
- 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles: Late 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles. Renamed The Royal Garhwal Rifles in 1945. Allotted to India in 1947. Renamed Garhwal Rifles in 1950.
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion: Disbanded 1942. Reformed 1946.
- 3rd Battalion
- 10th (Training) Battalion: Formed from 4th Battalion.
- 11th (Territorial) Battalion: Disbanded 1942.
- 19th Hyderabad Regiment: Renamed The Kumaon Regiment in 1945. Allotted to India in 1947.
- 20th Burma Rifles
Allotted to Burma on separation from India in 1937.
- 1st Battalion: Formed from 1st Battalion, 70th Burma Rifles. Disbanded 1942. Reformed 1945.
- 2nd Battalion: Formed from 2nd Battalion, 70th Burma Rifles.
- 3rd (Kachin) Battalion: Formed from 1st Battalion, 85th Burman Rifles.
- 4th (Chin) Battalion: Formed from 2nd Battalion, 85th Burma Rifles.
- 10th (Training) Battalion: Disbanded 1937. Reformed 1940. Disbanded 1942.
- 11th (Territorial) Battalion: Disbanded 1942.
- 12th (Territorial) Battalion: Disbanded 1942.
- 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) in 1950
- Home Station, in Dharamsala
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946
- 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947
- Home Station, in Dehradun
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion — disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946
- 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1920, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946
- 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally 3rd Gorkha Rifles in 1950
- Home Station, in Almora and Lansdowne
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1920, reformed in 1940
- 4th Battalion — raised in 1916 but disbanded in 1922, reformed in 1941 and disbanded again in 1947
- 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally 4th Gorkha Rifles in 1950
- Home Station, in Bakloh
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion — formed in 1940
- 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally 5th Gorkha Rifles in 1950
- Home Station, in Abbottabad
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion — raised in 1916 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940
- 6th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947, became 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1959
- Home Station, in Abbottabad
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1948
- 7th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947, became 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1959
- Home Station, in Quetta
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1943, reformed once more in 1946 but disbanded two years later in 1948
- 8th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949
- Home Station, in Quetta and Shillong
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946
- 9th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949
- Home Station, in Dehradun
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 10th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947, became 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1949
- Home Headquarters, in Quetta
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- The Allahabad Rifles The Assam Bengal Railway Battalion The Baluchistan Volunteer Rifle Corps The Bangalore Contingent The Bengal & North West Railway Battalion The Bengal Nagpur Railway Battalion The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment
- The Bombay Volunteer Rifles Corps
- The Burma Railways Battalion
- The Calcutta and Presidency Battalion
- The Calcutta Presidency Battalion
- The Calcutta Scottish
- The Cawnpore Rifles
- The Coorg and Mysore Company
- The Delhi Contingent
- The East Coast Battalion
- The East Indian Railway Regiment
- The Eastern Bengal Company
- The Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion
- The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment
- The Hyderabad Rifles
- The Lucknow Rifles
- The Lucknow Volunteer Rifles
- The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles
- The Madras Guards The Mussourie Battalion
- The Nagpur Rifles
- The Naini Tal Volunteer Rifles
- The Nilgiri Malabar Battalion
- The Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles
- The North Western Railway Battalion
- The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Battalion
- The Poona Rifles
- The Punjab Rifles
- The Rangoon Battalion
- The Simla Rifles
- The Sind Rifles
- The South Indian Railway Battalion
- The Tenasserim Battalion
- The Upper Burma Battalion
Indian Mountain Artillery
Following the absorption of the Presidency armies into the Royal Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery, there was no 'field' units of the Indian artillery. The Indian artillery only maintained mountain artillery units, while the Royal Artillery provided the other arms. The units below have their titles in 1922 or those used before if they were changed later;
Brigades (till 1938)/Regiments
- 20th Indian Pack Artillery Brigade
- 21st Indian Pack Artillery Brigade
- 22nd Indian Pack Artillery Brigade
- 23rd Indian Pack Artillery Brigade
- 24th Indian Pack Artillery Brigade
- 25th Indian Pack Artillery Brigade
Batteries (Separate)
Indian Territorial Force
- University Training Corps
- Urban Infantry
The Frontier Corps
Military Police and North-East Frontier units
Services
- The Army Bearer Corps
- The Army Clothing Department
- The Army Hospital Corps
- The Army Remount Department
- The Army Veterinary Corps The Indian Medical Department
- The Indian Ordnance Department
- The Military Farms Department
- Supply and Transport Corps
Support Arms
Wartime Units and others formed between 1922 and 1947
See also
References
- Book: Frederick, J. B. M.. Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660-1978, Volume II. Microform Academic Publishers. 1984. 1-85117-008-1. Wakefield, United Kingdom.
Notes and References
- Book: Authority Of The Council . Indian Army List For Oct -1941 . October 1941 . 683.
- Book: Authority Of The Council . Indian Army List For Oct -1941 . October 1941 . 1941 . October 1941 . 685a.
